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No. 12 Reds: 19th in a series counting down to spring training. Next: Cardinals. Poor Zack Cozart. In the year of Barry Larkin, it falls to Cozart to do the near-impossible — replace him. Cozart, a broad-shoulder product from Ole Miss who has been developed with a patience rarely shown early-round college prospects, is the latest candidate to stop the revolving door at shortstop for the Reds. He does so as Larkin, who played 2,085 games in that spot, heads toward his July enshrinement in the Hall of Fame. Cozart's play will go a long way toward determining if the Reds can reclaim the National League Central title they swiped in 2010. Mat Latos, the scatter-brained stud...

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No. 12 Reds: 19th in a series counting down to spring training. Next: Cardinals. Poor Zack Cozart. In the year of Barry Larkin, it falls to Cozart to do the near-impossible — replace him. Cozart, a broad-shoulder product from Ole Miss who has been...